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Spatial Distribution Of Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimated From Remote Sensing And Forest Inventory Data In New England, Usa., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey
Spatial Distribution Of Forest Aboveground Biomass Estimated From Remote Sensing And Forest Inventory Data In New England, Usa., Daolan Zheng, Linda S. Heath, Mark J. Ducey
Natural Resources & the Environment
Abstract
We combined satellite (Landsat 7 and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) and U.S. Department of Agriculture forest inventory and analysis (FIA) data to estimate forest aboveground biomass (AGB) across New England, USA. This is practical for large-scale carbon studies and may reduce uncertainty of AGB estimates. We estimate that total regional forest AGB was 1,867 teragram (1012, dry weight) in 2001, with a mean AGB density of 120 Mg/ha (Standard deviation = 54 Mg/ha) ranging from 15 to 240 Mg/ha within a 95% percentile. The majority of regional AGB density was in the range of 80 to 160 Mg/ha (58.2%). …